❓ A WA parliamentary question on notice requested data on parental leave taken by staff within various planning and infrastructure authorities and departments from 2002/03 to 2006/07. The responses vary significantly across different agencies, with some reporting no parental leave taken in certain years.
AnsweredQoN 6200Legislative Council
QuestionView source ↗
(a) number of staff taking parental leave each year;
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks; and
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?
(b) amount of time taken in parental leave each year, measured by weeks; and
(c) total payments in parental leave made to public servants each year?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
17 June 2008
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Minister for Planning and Infrastructure
Response time
69 days
Albany Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Armadale Redevelopment Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Broome Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
N.B. Records are not available for the years 2002/03 and 2003/04.
Bunbury Port Authority
(a)
2002/2003 - Nil
2003/2004 - Nil
2004/2005 - Nil
2005/2006 - Nil
2006/2007 - 2 staff members
(b)
2002/2003 - Nil
2003/2004 - Nil
2004/2005 - Nil
2005/2006 - Nil
2006/2007 - 0.92 weeks
(c)
2002/2003 - Nil
2003/2004 - Nil
2004/2005 - Nil
2005/2006 - Nil
2006/2007 - $852.46
Dampier Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Please note that the DPA introduced Parental Leave as part of the Port Liaison and Administration Officer Workplace Agreement which allows for the payment of 8 weeks at full pay or 16 weeks at half pay per annum.
Department for Planning and Infrastructure
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
Number of staff
27
28
13
20
38
Weeks (1 week = 37.5 hours)
139.5
95.4
71.5
144.2
142.5
Payments
$95,333
$72,285
$61,128
$139,475
$153,405
East Perth Redevelopment Authority / Subiaco Redevelopment Authority
EPRA
(a)
2002/03: 0
2003/04: 0
2004/05: 0
2005/06: 1
2006/07: 3
(b)
2002/03: 0 weeks
2003/04: 0 weeks
2004/05: 0 weeks
2005/06: 13 weeks
2006/07: 76.57 weeks
(c)
2002/03: $0
2003/04: $0
2004/05: $0
2005/06: $8,550.54
2006/07: $9,235.20
SRA
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Esperance Port Authority
(a)
2002/03 - 1
2003/04 - 7
2004/05 - 4
2005/06 - 6
2006/07 - 2
(b)
2002/03 - 1 week
2003/04 - 5 weeks
2004/05 - 7 weeks
2005/06 - 5 weeks
2006/07 - 8 weeks
(c)
2002/03 - $1,887.20
2003/04 - $5,842.80
2004/05 - $9,631.40
2005/06 - $13,214.88
2006/07 - $5,682.60
Fremantle Port Authority
2002/03
Number of staff on Parental Leave
7
Time taken in weeks
105.24
Total Payments
$25,505.36
2003/04
Number of staff on Parental Leave
15
Time taken in weeks
224.035
Total Payments
$82,529.24
2004/05
Number of staff on Parental Leave
10
Time taken in weeks
243.1
Total Payments
$51,869.60
2005/06
Number of staff on Parental Leave
6
Time taken in weeks
37.2
Total Payments
$6,886.51
2006/07
Number of staff on Parental Leave
11
Time taken in weeks
161.9
Total Payments
$88,343.78
Geraldton Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
LandCorp
(a)
2002/2003 Nil
2003/2004 Nil
2004/2005 Nil
2005/2006 2
2006/2007 3
(b)
2002/2003 Nil
2003/2004 Nil
2004/2005 Nil
2005/2006 11
2006/2007 27
(c)
2002/2003 Nil
2003/2004 Nil
2004/2005 Nil
2005/2006 $8,071
2006/2007 $39,585
Main Roads WA
(a)
2002/2003 - 3
2003/2004 - 9
2004/2005 - 9
2005/2006 - 10
2006/2007 - 12
(b)
2002/2003 - 18 weeks
2003/2004 - 54 weeks
2004/2005 - 58 weeks
2005/2006 - 70 weeks
2006/2007 - 114 weeks
(c)
2002/2003 - $16,825
2003/2004 - $48,250
2004/2005 - $50,990
2005/2006 - $66,516
2006/2007 - $103,804
Midland Redevelopment Authority
(a)
2006/2007 - 0
2005/2006 - 1
2004/2005 - 0
2003/2004 - 1
2002/2003 - 0
(b)
2006/2007 - 10 weeks
2005/2006 - 0
2004/2005 - 0
2003/2004 - 6 weeks
2002/2003 - 0
(c)
2006/2007 - $$11,290 (gross)
2005/2006 - $0
2004/2005 - $0
2003/2004 - $5,556 (gross)
2002/2003 - $0
Port Hedland Port Authority
(a)
2002/03 - Nil
2003/04 - Nil
20004/05 - Nil
20005/06 - Nil
2006/07 - 2
(b)
2002/03 - Nil
20003/04 - Nil
20004/05 - Nil
20005/06 - Nil
2006/07 - 16.4
(c)
2002/03 - Nil
2003/04 - Nil
2004/05 - Nil
2005/06 - Nil
2006/07 - $27,086
Public Transport Authority
(a)
2002/03 - 0
2003/2004 - 5
2004/2005 - 5
2005/2006 - 11
2006/2007 - 7
(b)
2002/03 - 0
2003/2004 - 28.4
2004/2005 - 29.8
2005/2006 - 70.5
2006/2007 - 53.4
(c)
2002/03 - 0
2003/2004 - $ 26,806.92
2004/2005 - $ 34,225.82
2005/2006 - $ 70,902.98
2006/2007 - $ 49,461.59
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(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Armadale Redevelopment Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Broome Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
N.B. Records are not available for the years 2002/03 and 2003/04.
Bunbury Port Authority
(a)
2002/2003 - Nil
2003/2004 - Nil
2004/2005 - Nil
2005/2006 - Nil
2006/2007 - 2 staff members
(b)
2002/2003 - Nil
2003/2004 - Nil
2004/2005 - Nil
2005/2006 - Nil
2006/2007 - 0.92 weeks
(c)
2002/2003 - Nil
2003/2004 - Nil
2004/2005 - Nil
2005/2006 - Nil
2006/2007 - $852.46
Dampier Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Please note that the DPA introduced Parental Leave as part of the Port Liaison and Administration Officer Workplace Agreement which allows for the payment of 8 weeks at full pay or 16 weeks at half pay per annum.
Department for Planning and Infrastructure
2002/2003
2003/2004
2004/2005
2005/2006
2006/2007
Number of staff
27
28
13
20
38
Weeks (1 week = 37.5 hours)
139.5
95.4
71.5
144.2
142.5
Payments
$95,333
$72,285
$61,128
$139,475
$153,405
East Perth Redevelopment Authority / Subiaco Redevelopment Authority
EPRA
(a)
2002/03: 0
2003/04: 0
2004/05: 0
2005/06: 1
2006/07: 3
(b)
2002/03: 0 weeks
2003/04: 0 weeks
2004/05: 0 weeks
2005/06: 13 weeks
2006/07: 76.57 weeks
(c)
2002/03: $0
2003/04: $0
2004/05: $0
2005/06: $8,550.54
2006/07: $9,235.20
SRA
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
Esperance Port Authority
(a)
2002/03 - 1
2003/04 - 7
2004/05 - 4
2005/06 - 6
2006/07 - 2
(b)
2002/03 - 1 week
2003/04 - 5 weeks
2004/05 - 7 weeks
2005/06 - 5 weeks
2006/07 - 8 weeks
(c)
2002/03 - $1,887.20
2003/04 - $5,842.80
2004/05 - $9,631.40
2005/06 - $13,214.88
2006/07 - $5,682.60
Fremantle Port Authority
2002/03
Number of staff on Parental Leave
7
Time taken in weeks
105.24
Total Payments
$25,505.36
2003/04
Number of staff on Parental Leave
15
Time taken in weeks
224.035
Total Payments
$82,529.24
2004/05
Number of staff on Parental Leave
10
Time taken in weeks
243.1
Total Payments
$51,869.60
2005/06
Number of staff on Parental Leave
6
Time taken in weeks
37.2
Total Payments
$6,886.51
2006/07
Number of staff on Parental Leave
11
Time taken in weeks
161.9
Total Payments
$88,343.78
Geraldton Port Authority
(a) None
(b) N/A
(c) N/A
LandCorp
(a)
2002/2003 Nil
2003/2004 Nil
2004/2005 Nil
2005/2006 2
2006/2007 3
(b)
2002/2003 Nil
2003/2004 Nil
2004/2005 Nil
2005/2006 11
2006/2007 27
(c)
2002/2003 Nil
2003/2004 Nil
2004/2005 Nil
2005/2006 $8,071
2006/2007 $39,585
Main Roads WA
(a)
2002/2003 - 3
2003/2004 - 9
2004/2005 - 9
2005/2006 - 10
2006/2007 - 12
(b)
2002/2003 - 18 weeks
2003/2004 - 54 weeks
2004/2005 - 58 weeks
2005/2006 - 70 weeks
2006/2007 - 114 weeks
(c)
2002/2003 - $16,825
2003/2004 - $48,250
2004/2005 - $50,990
2005/2006 - $66,516
2006/2007 - $103,804
Midland Redevelopment Authority
(a)
2006/2007 - 0
2005/2006 - 1
2004/2005 - 0
2003/2004 - 1
2002/2003 - 0
(b)
2006/2007 - 10 weeks
2005/2006 - 0
2004/2005 - 0
2003/2004 - 6 weeks
2002/2003 - 0
(c)
2006/2007 - $$11,290 (gross)
2005/2006 - $0
2004/2005 - $0
2003/2004 - $5,556 (gross)
2002/2003 - $0
Port Hedland Port Authority
(a)
2002/03 - Nil
2003/04 - Nil
20004/05 - Nil
20005/06 - Nil
2006/07 - 2
(b)
2002/03 - Nil
20003/04 - Nil
20004/05 - Nil
20005/06 - Nil
2006/07 - 16.4
(c)
2002/03 - Nil
2003/04 - Nil
2004/05 - Nil
2005/06 - Nil
2006/07 - $27,086
Public Transport Authority
(a)
2002/03 - 0
2003/2004 - 5
2004/2005 - 5
2005/2006 - 11
2006/2007 - 7
(b)
2002/03 - 0
2003/2004 - 28.4
2004/2005 - 29.8
2005/2006 - 70.5
2006/2007 - 53.4
(c)
2002/03 - 0
2003/2004 - $ 26,806.92
2004/2005 - $ 34,225.82
2005/2006 - $ 70,902.98
2006/2007 - $ 49,461.59
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